Group Data Director
Core
Build a new enterprise data governance function to turn data into measurable business value, replacing fragmented definitions with a unified customer view and shared standards.
Role type
Senior IC Group Data Director (building function from scratch)
Builds
Unified customer view, master data standards, internal data products (semantic layer, service catalogue), and lead-to-cash data connections.
Domain
Data Governance & Master Data Management (MDM)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Data governance strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), Data ontology & taxonomy design, Cross-functional stakeholder leadership, Change control & impact analysis, Data product ownership, SQL & data warehousing concepts, Business outcome prioritization
Preferred skills
Supply chain/quality management domain knowledge, ERP/CRM data flow experience (NetSuite, Zoho), Governance tooling familiarity
Technologies
Snowflake, Tableau, SQL
Responsibilities
Chair the Data SteerCo and hold binding arbitration authority on data definitions; Own the end-to-end unified customer view and master data strategy; Define and maintain data ontologies and reference data; Deliver core internal data products with clear SLAs; Partner with product teams to ensure correct data capture at source; Manage the lead-to-cash data seam for trustworthy revenue reporting; Shift the organization to a shared data standard.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (building function from scratch)